Friday, August 17, 2012

Artificial skin transplants in India

With medical miracles becoming the order of the day, it ain’t that tough to save your skin anymore... While skin grafting has given hope to many patients in the past, with the introduction of artificial skin transplants in India, the process offers a ray of hope to even those who are left without a shred of skin

Parijat’s will coupled with wonders of medical science lead to the successful completion of this first-of-its-kind surgery in India. To celebrate such path-breaking medical advancements and the perseverance displayed by such people, an event called ‘Patients of Courage’ was recently organised at the India Habitat Centre, Delhi. With Parijat, were other such brave souls – six-year-old Nikita Sodi, who suffered multiple facial fractures, and Jalal, an Afghan war soldier who had no flesh on one cheek and got back his usual appearance with skin grafting.

Speaking about the event and throwing light on the medical progress that our country is making, Health Minister, Ms. Kiran Walia congratulated the doctors for their endeavours and the patients for becoming examples for those who lose hope due to such injuries or ailments. “Skin grafting is usually done by removing skin from an area of one’s own body; but after performing Parijat’s surgery using artificial skin, we have got a lot of cases lined up. In fact, we have many people from abroad who are keen to come to India for this surgery. This is a huge leap that medical science has taken in India”, said Dr. Choudhary, beaming with pride.

After being considered as one of the most sought-after destinations for organ transplant, the expertise that India is building for artificial skin surgeries will definitely boost medical tourism in the country, bringing many more people to experience what Parijat calls a miracle. “People believe in miracles, I live one!” she signs off.


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